Du Chen was shocked to hear from Old Foye that Faye was buried near the Siglu Tomb in the southern part of the Lanning Empire, which was equivalent to the ancestral tomb of the Saint Kain family.
Because the ancestral tomb was protected by many experts from the family, it was highly unlikely that ordinary grave robbers would steal the body. So, what did it mean that Faye' tomb was empty? It was very likely that she didn't actually die.
Du Chen voiced his doubts and Skinner answered, "I don't know either. I personally witnessed Faye' death thirteen years ago, but recently, after the earthquake in the south, your father sent people to repair and inspect the ancestral tomb. I took the opportunity to go and have a look, only to find that there was a crack in the crystal coffin inside your mother's tomb, and the body inside was gone."
"Francis, Skinner and I believe that there are two possibilities. First, your mother has been resurrected, but if she did, there's no reason for her not to see her own son, so this possibility is unlikely. The second possibility is that a skilled thief has stolen the body. And if it's the second possibility, then that damn grave robber is most likely Philip - he needs your mother's body for his experiments!" Skinner's voice was filled with anger and a cold edge. "Now what you need to do is assist me in thoroughly investigating Philip's alchemy laboratory and find your mother's remains. If it's confirmed that he did it, we won't just skin and bone him, we'll crush his bones and scatter his ashes!"
Du Chen smiled. This was something he had to do as a filial son. Aside from everything else, just one phrase was enough - filial piety is the first of all virtues! His current body was given to him by Phyllis, and she wasn't as despicable as Angus, so finding his "mother's" remains would be a great act of kindness!
"This is something I must do as a son, even if you don't help me, I'll find out for myself. By the way, there's an opportunity on March 3rd, would you be willing to help me?"
Skinner was startled, but after Du Chen finished recounting the story of Helen, the Holy Church, Roland, and the experiments on March 3rd, he burst into laughter. "Francis, you've done well, very well! With this, Skinner and I will have saved a lot of effort!" He sighed deeply and lamented, "If Faye saw you now, she would be very pleased!"
Du Chen also sighed along with Skinner and said seriously, "First of all, I want to know how strong Philip really is and how much power he has under him. As the Supreme Bishop, at least nominally, he can't possibly have only the limited power that the Holy Church's intelligence shows!"
"Besides the people from the Fighter God Academy sent to protect him, he also has many members of the Holy Church by his side. But those little guys, you don't need to worry about them. Skinner and I can easily handle them. However, Philip is likely in cahoots with the other two Saints - Flexer and Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!" He paused and continued, "I observed Philip himself, and he's only a Level 5 Fighter god, with almost no change in the past thirty years!"
Du Chen trusted Skinner's judgement, and after thinking about the information he provided, he said, "In that case, I can use Helen to help the Holy Church, and in turn, use the Holy Church and Helen to help us…" The phrase "us" was emphasized by Du Chen.
After listening to Du Chen's plan, Skinner silently nodded and said, "Do as you said! Bonepeeler and I will cooperate with you! When you take action, wear the necklace I gave you. It's your mother's possession and it will protect you."
After speaking, he turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Du Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration and called him back. "Your relationship with Skinner doesn't seem particularly close, does it?"
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"Hmph, we're just protecting Faye' son together! When the four kains broke apart, we were enemies!"
"In that case, he's not our friend. As my guardian, please tell me honestly, what will happen if Skinner still can't execute Louis after a month? For example, if Louis dies unexpectedly within this month?"
"That's impossible. In this month, Skinner won't let Louis die!" Skinner glanced at Louis, who had fainted in the corner. "When Skinner set up this spell, he already made some arrangements with Louis. He won't be able to escape Skinner's grasp!" He suddenly realized that there was another meaning behind Du Chen's words and laughed.
"If you want to try something, go ahead! I'm sure he won't dare to do anything to you, unless he wants to feel my knife again!"
Du Chen also laughed. "I understand. Hey, could you take off your mask and let me see your true face?"
"It's not time yet!" Skinner quickly disappeared into the night.
As the flaying disappeared, those unfamiliar feelings seemed to disappear all at once, and the alley returned to the familiar scenery known to Du Chen.
Louis was still lying unconscious in the corner, and Du Chen glanced at this detestable yet pitiful person. He knew that a month later, this guy would be stripped of his bones. Suddenly, he smirked and summoned a lotus flower, throwing Louis into it and turning him into a tattoo on his own elbow.
This was another wonderful use of the Lotus Treasure, just like the 'collecting people Tool' that had caused his senior fellow disciple a lot of trouble in his previous life.
When Du Chen used the lotus flower, he suddenly felt something wrong with his buttocks and used the lotus flower's inner energy to check it. Ha! It turned out that during this time, he had finally accumulated enough good deeds to make the fourth lotus flower bloom!
Saving Louis's life twice, countless good deeds since the start of school, and the operation of the charity fund in Laning, all these good deeds combined finally pushed the fourth lotus flower to bloom!
After the pleasant surprise, Du Chen couldn't wait to discuss the plan with the people from the Holy Sect. He went straight to a small inn by the roadside and opened a room to carefully examine his own body.
The inner energy of the lotus flower hadn't changed, but its density had definitely increased, as if it had been further purified. Moreover, his control over the talisman also improved. Under Du Chen's manipulation, the three lotus flowers could now make large-angle turns in flight, taking another step closer to the ability to fly freely without stepping on the lotus flower.
Most importantly, the fourth lotus flower fell off his butt.
"What... What is this?" Du Chen placed the four lotus flowers that could leave his body on the table and looked at the strange appearance of the 'newcomer,' completely puzzled.
Unlike his three 'brothers,' this fourth flower didn't have a golden body, with brilliant petals and stamen. Instead, it looked like a lotus flower placed on the table and then flattened by a hammer, but still maintained the flat pattern of a lotus flower. Or, it was like drawing a lotus flower on a piece of paper and then cutting it out.
"What is the use of this thing? It shouldn't be used to smash people, then..." Du Chen thought for a moment and infused the inner energy of the lotus flower into this fourth 'deformed child.'
Suddenly, the lotus flower disappeared.
But Du Chen clearly felt that it was still right beside him! And as the inner energy of the lotus flower was driven to grow stronger, it eventually formed an invisible crystal wall in front of him.
"Damn! So it's an invisible lotus flower shield! Haha!" Du Chen was overjoyed and used his second-level magical combat energy to attack the shield. However, his combat energy was as useless as a mud cow entering the sea!
"Hey, good thing, and it's invisible! Master Grape, I praise you!"
Du Chen immediately thought of multiple uses for this thing. Although 'number four' was invisible, which wasn't flashy enough, it was practical!
Then, when Du Chen was about to check out and leave the room, suddenly, he felt like something had entered his mind. It seemed like he understood something again. This feeling was very mysterious, as if the mental power used to invoke magical combat energy in his mind was progressing like crazy under the influence of this feeling. Du Chen couldn't clearly explain what changes had occurred in his head. It was a spiritual power. Just like...
Until Du Chen arrived at the meeting point of the Holy Sect at the 'Tiger' Inn, he suddenly realized a more fitting term.
It was like enlightenment, just as the Buddhist teachings in his previous life had mentioned.